From the Trenches World Report

Electronic Infitada – by Rania Khalek

During the US State Department’s daily press briefing this morning, spokesperson Jen Psaki was asked whether Palestinians in Gaza have a right to defend themselves against Israeli aggression. As of this writing, Israeli bombing has killed more than fifty Palestinians since Monday, including more than a dozen children, and injured an additional 450 in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Psaki responded by feigning confusion and deflecting the question. The question was posed after Psaki repeatedly invoked Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas rocket fire.    Continue reading “US State Department rejects Gaza’s right to self-defense from Israeli aggression”

SCG News

First of all, I would assert that it’s never ok to use the military to crush internal unrest. Such measures are the hallmark of dictators and failed states. Some people however, might be inclined to justify the use of military force if the stakes are high enough. Trouble is once you open that door, who is to say where that line gets drawn?

Well, we don’t actually have to ponder that question. The U.S. government has already given us their answer. Unfortunately according to a 2010 Department of Defense document entitled Directive 3025.18, the military is authorized to deploy within the U.S. to quell civil disturbances “when necessary to protect the Federal property or functions.”   Continue reading “DoD Documents – Military Authorized to Quell Civil Unrest in the U.S.”

The Captain’s Journal – by Herschel Smith

Self defense against criminals or self defense against — criminals?  Kurt Hofmann asks the question:

But as a practical matter, does that really make much difference? When you defend yourself against an assailant who happens to be a common criminal, after all, you’re defending your rights from violation, no less than if your attacker–and aspiring rights violator–draws a government paycheck, carries a tax revenue-supplied firearm, and is acting on government orders. Likewise, in resisting a tyrannical government, you are defending yourself from that government–and the hired muscle of said government, from whom you are defending yourself, is no less criminal than the common street thug or rapist.

Continue reading “Is The Second Amendment About Self Defense And Hunting Or Amelioration of Tyranny?”

Captain’s Journal – by Herschel Smith

The setup for this has been occurring for quite a while.  The collectivists on the right have helped the leftists gain strength, but the rate and fury of activity that has been consequential in destabilizing the United States has increased almost beyond comprehension.

The long term evolution of America to a position where such a strategy might stand a greater chance of success began long ago with the move towards urbanization.  The flight from rural America was helped along with family farms bought out by Monsanto and Archer-Daniels-Midland, with low paid migrant workers on those farms, all subsidized by tax payers and rate payers who couldn’t see that there was avery high hidden cost for the low cost of produce.   Continue reading “The Administration Implementation Of The Cloward-Piven Strategy”

Liberty’s Torch – by Francis W. Porretto 

Time was, people could both read plain English and could recognize (and would jeer aside) an attempt to distort it. But time was, people were both better educated and less disgusted with politics than they are today.

A quick question for you, Gentle Reader: In Constitutionally enumerating and separating the powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government, what purpose or purposes were the Founding Fathers trying to serve?   Continue reading “War Over The Documents”

The Free Thought Project

After a 9 hour deliberation, a jury has found  Adrian Perryman, not guilty on all four counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer.

The incident that led to the charges against Perryman happened during the pre-dawn hours of October 26, 2010 in San Antonio, TX.

SAPD’s tactical response unit was executing a no-knock search warrant. The occupants in the house at the time were Perryman, his girlfriend Rebecca Flores, and Flores’s 3 year old grand daughter Savannah.   Continue reading “Man Who Shot at Cops During No-Knock Raid Acquitted on All Charges”

The New American – by Jack Kenny

A proposed constitutional amendment to abridge the freedom of speech received the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 10-8 vote Thursday in an effort to overturn U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and McCutcheon v. FEC.

The 2010 Citizens United ruling rejected on First Amendment grounds restrictions in the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act of 2002 on spending for political advertising. In this year’s McCutcheon decision, the high court ruled that limits on how much a donor may contribute in aggregate to candidates for federal office, political parties, and political action committees are also violations of the First Amendment. Both decisions were by 5-4 votes of the justices, with the more conservative Republican appointees voting to strike down the restrictions and the liberal justices, appointed by Democratic presidents, voting to uphold them. Similarly, Thursday’s Judiciary Committee vote was strictly along party lines, with all 10 of the committee’s Democrats voting for the amendment and all eight of its Republican members voting against.   Continue reading “Sen. Judiciary Committee Endorses Amendment to Abridge Free Speech”

Yahoo News – by EDITH M. LEDERER

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians and their international supporters are discussing a U.N. draft resolution that would condemn all violence against civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and call for “an immediate, durable and fully respected cease-fire.”

An initial draft of the proposed Security Council resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, expresses “grave concern” at the escalating violence and deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories due to Israeli military operations, particularly against the Gaza Strip, and at the heavy civilian casualties including children.   Continue reading “Palestinians draft UN resolution urging cease-fire”

Breitbart – by JOHN J. XENAKIS

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com

• A humiliated Russia considers next steps in east Ukraine
• Australia joins Japan, Vietnam, Philippines in opposing China

Continue reading “World View: Australia Joins Japan, Vietnam, Philippines in Opposing China”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas–The virus Chikungunya has reportedly spread to Houston, Texas. Earlier this month a case of the illness was discovered in Austin.

A Harris County resident who recently traveled internationally is confirmed as having the disease, according to Click 2 Houston. A doctor told the local media outlet, “Many of our residents travel abroad for pleasure and business, so we’re not surprised to learn that someone from our area has been infected with Chikungunya. Prevention remains key.”   Continue reading “Chikungunya Spreads to Houston”

Breitbart – by Dan Reihl

Kent Terry, the brother of slain border patrol agent Brian Terry, isn’t shy about letting his feelings be known regarding political matters. Today he reportedly took to Facebook to point out three Greyhound buses presumably carrying illegal immigrants headed North on Interstate 75 in Detroit.

He posted that the buses were accompanied by an unmarked escort and said he wished he were in front of them displaying stickers he uses in honor of his his murdered brother.   Continue reading “Brian Terry’s Brother Kent: 3 Greyhound Buses with Unmarked Escort in Detroit”

Breitbart – by DANIEL NUSSBAUM

The Minuteman Project, the “citizens’ Neighborhood Watch on our border,” began recruiting volunteers on Monday morning for “Operation Normandy,” a new citizen effort to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border.

Jim Gilchrist, co-founder and president of the Minuteman Project, posted a message on the group’s website outlining the operation, saying he expects “at least 3,500 non-militia volunteers to participate, plus uncounted groups of militias from all over the country.” The message reads:   Continue reading “‘Minuteman Project’ Reboots, Recruits Volunteers to Patrol U.S.-Mexico Border”

National Review – by Ryan Lovelace

The Department of Health and Human Services has brought nearly 430 unaccompanied alien children (UAC) to Chicago, and placed them under the care of Heartland Alliance, according to a release from Senator Mark Kirk (R., Ill.). Heartland Alliance, describes itself as “the leading anti-poverty organization in the Midwest” on its website and is an HHS grantee. The kids are being held at multiple locations in the Chicagoland area, a staffer in Kirk’s office tells National Review Online.   Continue reading “Federal Government Sends Hundreds of Unaccompanied Alien Children to Multiple Locations in the Chicagoland Area”

National Review – by Ryan Lovelace

A Border Patrol agent from the Laredo, Texas, Sector has been hospitalized for seven days with bacterial pneumonia, which the agent contracted while processing illegal immigrants, officials from National Border Patrol Council 2455 tell National Review Online.

Agent Jarrad Seely, vice president of NBPC 2455, says the agent is expected to have chronic asthmatic symptoms for life, according to information relayed by the agent. The illness has so swollen the agent’s throat that it’s difficult for the agent to speak, Seely says.   Continue reading “Border Patrol Agent Hospitalized with Pneumonia Caught from an Illegal Immigrant, Expected to Have Lifelong Complications”

Politico – by Bylan Byers

Rolling Stone has removed an article about former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that has drawn criticism from Colorado Republicans.

In the article, titled “Michael Bloomberg Isn’t Afraid of the NRA,” the former mayor says some of the state’s districts are so “rural” that they may not have roads.

“In Colorado, we got a [gun control] law passed,” Bloomberg tells Rolling Stone. “The NRA went after two or three state senators in a part of Colorado where I don’t think there’s roads. It’s as far rural as you can get.”   Continue reading “Rolling Stone pulls controversial Michael Bloomberg article”